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GOP effort to restore Confederate ‘Mammy’ monument narrowly defeated
The Hill· 5 days agoA Republican-led effort to restore a confederate statue featuring a Black “Mammy” in Arlington...
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The Root· 13 hours agoCarter’s family have been applying pressure on the sheriff’s office for answers in what they allege was a lynching. According to reports, the family was sent videos by a bystander ...
Hunter Biden accused of owning 10 percent of company helping to facilitate migrants into U.S.
BizPac Review· 5 days agoHunter Biden has been accused of owning 10 percent of a company that’s been facilitating illegal migration across the southern U.S. border. The accusation was made by former Trump administration ...
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
Crossroads Today· 8 hours ago(CNN) — A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom –...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 19 hours agoOn Monday, the Justice Department announced that no criminal charges would be made in the 1955 lynching of Chicago teen Emmett Till in Mississippi. According to the Associated ...
The legacy of a last name: A new memorial park honors the last names of the formerly enslaved
WKBT La Crosse· 8 hours ago(CNN) — A new sculpture park that memorializes African Americans’ centuries-long fight for freedom –...
Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson fuse jazz, protest, and justice on Juneteenth album
The Christian Science Monitor· 1 day agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...
Nearly 90% of House Republicans voted to restore a Confederate memorial at Arlington National...
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Jeff Landry signs bill allowing surgical castration of some sex offenders
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 23 hours agoIn Louisiana, chemical castration was already a legal form of punishment for some sex offenders. The...
Our Opinion: Juneteenth is a perfect day to commit to learnng and teaching all of our history, good...
Greensboro News & Record· 6 hours agoThe story of Juneteenth is more than 150 years old now but many of us have only recently learned what it is and why it matters. Today, June 19 became a federal holiday in 2021, in recognition ...